to study in minute detail

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• minute detail —  The two words not only are tautological, but also have a kind of deadening effect on any passage in which they appear, as here: Samples of the shards were brought back to the college, where they were studied in minute detail. Why not just say… …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• minute detail —    The two words are not only tautological, but also have a kind of deadening effect on any passage in which they appear, as here: Samples of the shards were brought back to the college, where they were studied in minute detail (USA Today). Why… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

• detail — [di tāl′, dē′tāl΄] n. [Fr détail < the v.] 1. the act of dealing with things item by item [the detail of business] 2. a minute account [to go into detail] 3. any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular [the details of …   English World dictionary

• detail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ little, minor, minute, small, subtle, tiny ▪ It is important to get even the small details right. ▪ considerab …   Collocations dictionary

• detail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. part, unit, item; particular, trifle; detachment. v. t. particularize, itemize, enumerate; appoint, assign. See speciality, apportionment, ornament, unity, unimportance. Ant., whole. II (Roget s IV) n …   English dictionary for students

• minute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. minuscule, tiny; meticulous, precise, exact. See littleness, care. n. moment; summary, draft; (pl.) record, log. See time. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extremely small] Syn. microscopic, diminutive,… …   English dictionary for students

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …   Universalium

• painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …   Universalium

• microscope — /muy kreuh skohp /, n. 1. an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye. 2. (cap.) Astron. the… …   Universalium